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Month: June 2011

With 687 million users at the end of May, Facebook’s traffic is far from hurting. But in the US, millions of users have decided to disconnect.

As its user ranks approach 700 million worldwide, Facebook traffic in the United States has dropped significantly, a sign that the social network behemoth may be on the way down, reports Inside Facebook.

According to statistics from Inside Facebook Gold analytics service — which gets its information from Facebook’s advertising tool — new Facebook users totaled 11.8 million people in May — an impressive number by any stretch of the imagination. But that compares to the 13.9 million who joined in April, and an average of about 20 million in the 12 months prior.

This drop is primarily due to a plunge in registered users in the US. The number of US Facebook users fell from 155.2 million to 149.4 million during the month of May alone. That’s nearly 6 million people who decided they no longer need to stay connected through the service, and is the first time Facebook has lost users in the last year.

Along with the 700 million worldwide users, the Washington Post reports that the site is expected to host 100 billion photos once summer rolls around. According to their statistics, close to 6 billion photos are uploaded monthly with female users taking part in the majority of the picture uploading. The Post says “the number of profile photos posted on Facebook has tripled since 2006”.

700 million users really isn’t that many people when you think about the Earth’s current population of 6.8 billion. Facebook still has a ways to go before it takes over the world.

BCB president Nazmul Hassan has called AHM Mustafa Kamal's resignation from the ICC 'unfortunate'. He has also said the controversy stemming from the Bangladesh-India World Cup quarterfinal would not affect relations between the two countries

Australia vice-captain Brad Haddin revealed he will be joining the captain Michael Clarke in ODI retirement amidst raucous celebrations of the team's World Cup final victory over New Zealand in Melbourne

At the end of a tumultuous summer, Michael Clarke admitted he spoke of a World Cup victory based on skill over emotion as a way of convincing himself that he could endure the toll of this most draining season

After several months of testing, Uber has officially launched ExpressPool, offering its cheapest fares to date. There's only one snag — you'll probably have to walk a block or two to meet your driver. The post Uber’s ExpressPool service offers cheap fares, but you’ll have to walk a bit appeared first on Digital Trends.

Smartwatches have come a long way since their humble beginnings, and now is the time to buy one if you haven't already. We've rounded up the best smartwatch deals available right now. The post Make some time for the best smartwatch deals out there right now appeared first on Digital Trends.

Frustrated with strict regulations that hindered the development of its London bus service, Citymapper has launched Smart Ride, a new app-based service described by the company as "a bit like a bus ... [and] a bit like a cab." The post Citymapper ditches London bus service to go after Uber instead appeared first on Digital Trends.

Running isn't always easy, especially if you lack motivation. Luckily, these best running apps offer GPS tracking, leaderboards, achievements, sharing capabilities, and a host of other encouraging tools to help keep you on track. The post The best running apps for iOS and Android appeared first on Digital Trends.

Here's a quick explanation of how to take a screenshot on a Mac, whether you prefer to use keyboard shortcuts or applications such as Grab and Preview. Once you know how, you'll be able to capture images within seconds. The post How to take a screenshot on a Mac appeared first on Digital Trends.

Google's Project Zero reported another Microsoft Edge vulnerability this week after the company missed its 90-day disclosure deadline. For this report, Microsoft actually fixed one of two security holes that appear to be similar. The post Microsoft misses another Edge-related 90-day security disclosure deadline appeared first on Digital Trends.

Amazon Studios may not have as big a collection of in-house productions as Netflix, but there are still lots of shows worthy of your eyeballs. Here are our picks for the best Amazon original series. The post The best Amazon original series appeared first on Digital Trends.

The 3D-printable microscope design can be attached to most smartphones to turn it into a fully functional microscope, strong enough to visualize specimens as small as a two-hundredth of a millimeter. The post Want to do some science? Here’s a smartphone microscope you can 3D print appeared first on Digital Trends.

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